Parlez-vous français? Let’s find out…

What do you call a plate of french fries covered with gravy and melted cheese? Poutine! (a French word)

What do you call the feeling that you have seen or done something before? Déjà vu! (another French word)

What does the orchestra conductor use to direct his musicians? Bâton (the French word for stick)

When you go to a restaurant and all the food is laid out on a table and you can help yourself to whatever you want, what do you call this? A BUFFET (you guessed it… another French word!)

In ballet, what do you call the action of placing your feet together and bending your knees? PLIÉ (the French verb ‘to fold’)

What do you call a group of flowers put in a vase? A Bouquet (the French use this word to describe the pleasant smell of something)

What do you call the little appetizers that you serve at a party? HORS D’ŒUVRES (or horse’s ovaries, as my father used to call them)

What do you call a dead-end street which ends normally in a round circle? Cul-de-sac (yet another French word)

What do you call a fine piece of tenderloin wrapped in bacon? Filet mignon (cute slice)

When a road is closed for some reason, traffic signs send the cars on another route. What do we call the other route? A detour

What do you call a mass of snow, ice or rock tumbling rapidly down a mountainside? An avalanche

When you’re getting ready for a job interview and you prepare a written description of your qualifications, what do you call these pieces of paper? A résumé

What word to you use to describe the person you are planning to marry? your fiancé

So you thought you couldn’t speak French? Well, you have just proven yourself wrong! Bravo! (another French word)